Flywheel?
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Dr.Jass
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No, it's not.
The 10.5"/10.95" flywheel used 1970-up (with the aluminum bellhousing) will not work in the iron 11" housing. The 'true' 11" flywheel won't work in the aluminum bell, either--it's a larger diameter, sporting 143 ring-gear teeth as opposed to the 10.5"/10.95" unit's 130.
The '70-up, 130-tooth unit is the same one that was used on most small-block engines (except 273s/318s with the 9½" clutch). The only differences were in balance, in instances such as the 360, the '70-'72 440HP and iron-crank 340/383/400 engines.
The later piece is also almost 5lbs lighter, too, if I recall... it adds up to big savings, when you consider the weight difference between the aluminum and iron bellhousings. The lighter flywheel also lets the engine make RPM more quickly.
The 10.5"/10.95" flywheel used 1970-up (with the aluminum bellhousing) will not work in the iron 11" housing. The 'true' 11" flywheel won't work in the aluminum bell, either--it's a larger diameter, sporting 143 ring-gear teeth as opposed to the 10.5"/10.95" unit's 130.
The '70-up, 130-tooth unit is the same one that was used on most small-block engines (except 273s/318s with the 9½" clutch). The only differences were in balance, in instances such as the 360, the '70-'72 440HP and iron-crank 340/383/400 engines.
The later piece is also almost 5lbs lighter, too, if I recall... it adds up to big savings, when you consider the weight difference between the aluminum and iron bellhousings. The lighter flywheel also lets the engine make RPM more quickly.
Dr.Jass
Pastor of Muppets
Year One still sells a new, billet-steel 11" flywheel for '69-down applications under part number YM33 ($339). It's SFI approved, and I know for a fact it's RAM Clutches part number 1595, since I'm the guy that put it in their catalog back in 1997. [smilie=e:
You can get it from [url=http://store.summitracing.com/partdetail.asp?part=RAM%2D1595&N=110&Ntk=KeywordSearch&Ntt=mopar+flywheel]Summit [/url] (<=click) and save $60--never mind the difference in YO's exorbitant shipping costs v. Summit's flat $8 handling fee...
You can get it from [url=http://store.summitracing.com/partdetail.asp?part=RAM%2D1595&N=110&Ntk=KeywordSearch&Ntt=mopar+flywheel]Summit [/url] (<=click) and save $60--never mind the difference in YO's exorbitant shipping costs v. Summit's flat $8 handling fee...